9-Fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl (Fmoc) group can be quickly removed with
tetrabutylammonium fluoride hydrate (TBAF.xH2O) in the presence of a l
arge excess of phenylmethanethiol or 1-octanethiol. Subsequent oxidati
on of the thiol with bis(1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl) disulfide simultan
eously inactivated the TBAF and enabled one-pot peptide bond elongatio
n by the Fmoc strategy.